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Closures, overcrowding, rats: New York City commuters face ‘summer of hell’

Being trapped is a common thread in fictional future forecasts. Our urban planners’ future perfect plans for tiny crowded units with public transport ride-shares feel a lot like the futuristic city depicted in the 1985 Terry Gilliam movie, “Brazil”. where there is no easy way out.

The city’s aging subway has been declared ‘a state of emergency’. Combined with closures on other rail lines, riders are bracing for the worst